RICHMOND, Ind. — After a few weeks' delay, construction is expected to begin again on East Main Street this week.

Work was stopped on the project recently when it was discovered the sidewalk ramps as initially designed didn't meet the standards of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

"The ADA Technical Committee reviewed the ramp design by the design consultant and has requested the design consultant make revisions. Until those revisions are made, the work has been delayed," said LaMar Holliday, a media relations director for the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Those revisions are expected to be finished this week, clearing the way for the project to resume, according to Holliday.

The ADA-related problem wasn't the reason given by a city official more than a week ago when the Palladium-Item called to find out why work had stopped on East Main.

Jack Cruse, the director of Richmond's Department of Infrastructure and Development, said then that engineers needed find a solution to a drainage problem caused by rock underneath the road that was more dense than anticipated.

INDOT, however, told the Palladium-Item the sole reason for the delay was the ADA compliance issue.

On Monday, Cruse acknowledged he had been mistaken about the nature of the problem.

"I made a mistake," he said. "INDOT are the experts on that situation."

Work began on East Main back on April 2. The original timeline for the project called for limited traffic between First and Fifth streets for four to six weeks with the full closure of Main between Fifth and Sixth and then between Sixth and Seventh still to come.

The plan to finish the overall project — which includes adding bike paths on Seventh and 10th streets as well — should remain on track to finish by the end of November, according to Cruse.